{"id":6639,"date":"2019-04-08T22:52:43","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T04:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/?p=6639"},"modified":"2019-05-19T17:22:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-19T23:22:02","slug":"this-months-my-weekly-reckoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/6639","title":{"rendered":"This month&#8217;s &#8220;My Weekly Reckoning&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6641\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Wisnia-Doris_Danger-parachute_abbreviation.jpg?resize=500%2C469&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Wisnia-Doris_Danger-parachute_abbreviation.jpg?w=509&amp;ssl=1 509w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Wisnia-Doris_Danger-parachute_abbreviation.jpg?resize=300%2C281&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\nEvery week seems to turn into a month where I&#8217;m wishing I had produced more &#8211; but after a month, looking back gives me a better perspective that I did get a fair amount out for you.<\/p>\n<p>This last month, I&#8217;ve been focusing on what I call the Luggash and Felk &#8220;parachute sequence&#8221; of <a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/749\">More Doris Danger Giant Monster Adventures&#8217;<\/a> &#8220;Alps&#8221; storyline! (The parachuting began at <a title=\"Permanent Link: Doris Danger (vol. 3, Chpt. 33), page 02-04 \u2013 Published\" href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/6098\" rel=\"bookmark\">page 02-04 \u2013 Published<\/a>, but &#8220;The Idea&#8221; with the sequence was to expand on a very brief one-page HINT of a story I introduced in Monstrosis (Doris&#8217;s second volume) &#8211; which I&#8217;ve posted HERE &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/6464\">page 123 &#8211; Published<\/a>, and which I decided should be related to a second Monstrosis two-page sequence which\u00a0 may APPEAR to be completely unrelated (<a title=\"Permanent Link to Doris Danger (vol. 2, Chpt. 28), page 156 \u2013 Published\" href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/6466\" rel=\"bookmark\">page 156 \u2013 Published<\/a>), and which has now become\u00a0a MAJOR recurring storyline for the bulk of <a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/749\">More Doris Danger Giant Monster Adventures<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6642\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Wisnia-Doris_Danger-Every_Second_is_Crucial.jpg?resize=499%2C488&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"499\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Wisnia-Doris_Danger-Every_Second_is_Crucial.jpg?w=499&amp;ssl=1 499w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Wisnia-Doris_Danger-Every_Second_is_Crucial.jpg?resize=300%2C293&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So here at the web comic, I&#8217;ve begun constructing the series of sequences leading to Felk and Luggash getting stranded in the Alps, and how they escaped. The first sequence, chronologically, is <a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/6228\">page 07-03 \u2013 Published<\/a> &#8211; and the story will be playing out from there &#8211; but not chronologically&#8230; UNLESS you click the icons for:<\/p>\n<p>THE ALPS<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6224\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/icon-Alps.jpg?resize=48%2C45&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"48\" height=\"45\" \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/6227\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2794 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Doris-web-first-mini.jpg?resize=48%2C45&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"48\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you peek your way through <a title=\"Permanent Link: Doris Danger (vol. 3, Chpt. 33), page 02-04 \u2013 Published\" href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/6098\" rel=\"bookmark\">page 02-04 \u2013 Published<\/a> through <a title=\"Permanent Link: Doris Danger (vol. 3, Chpt. 33), page 02-04 \u2013 Published\" href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/6432\" rel=\"bookmark\">page 02-09 \u2013 Published<\/a> (which include a couple Patreon $1 &#8220;exciting all-text&#8221; pages), you will find some THOROUGH COMMENTARY pages (which are ALSO for YOU kind $1 Patrons), describing how the sequence came about, samples of all the original Jack Kirby &#8220;parachute&#8221; artwork that I swiped, and how the sequence progressed from a few panels to a four page sequence with an additional four pages of EXCITING ALL-TEXT supplemental material.\u00a0 (For example, on <a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/6632\">page 02-07 \u2013 Pre-Edits<\/a>, I shared emails between colorist Ricky Sprague and I as we formulated how the pages in question should be colored!) AND THEN I posted SCRIPT pages (also for YOU kind $1 Patrons, with either scripts of the sequences or brainstorms of what the scripts developed from)! And THEN I ALSO posted a bunch of original scans of the artwork, so you can compare how they looked pre-colors and even sometimes with different text before I edited it (for YOU kind $4 Patrons!)!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6643\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Wisnia-Doris_Danger-Long_Shot.jpg?resize=500%2C545&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Wisnia-Doris_Danger-Long_Shot.jpg?w=504&amp;ssl=1 504w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Wisnia-Doris_Danger-Long_Shot.jpg?resize=300%2C327&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Wisnia-Doris_Danger-Long_Shot.jpg?resize=275%2C300&amp;ssl=1 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then finally, for those who prefer not to read and to watch Youtube videos instead, I posted this informative <a title=\"Permanent Link: Doris Danger (vol. 3, Chpt. 33), page 02-08 \u2013 Commentary Video \u2013 Parachute Sequence\" href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/6506\" rel=\"bookmark\">page 02-08 \u2013 Commentary Video \u2013 Parachute Sequence<\/a> for YOU kind $7 Patreon patrons!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6647 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Doris_Danger-vid-parachute_sequence1.jpg?resize=320%2C180&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Doris_Danger-vid-parachute_sequence1.jpg?w=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Doris_Danger-vid-parachute_sequence1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[NOTE: If you&#8217;re NOT a Patron at my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Patreon.com\/ChrisWisniaArts\">Patreon.com\/ChrisWisniaArts<\/a>, don&#8217;t beat yourself up!\u00a0 You can read THIS (short) explanation of all that&#8217;s going on: <a title=\"Permanent Link to Doris Danger (vol. 3, Chpt. 33), page 02-06 and 2-07 \u2013 navigation\" href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/6437\" rel=\"bookmark\">page 02-06 and 2-07 \u2013 navigation<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6541 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Monstrosis-000-front-cover.jpg?resize=200%2C304&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Monstrosis-000-front-cover.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Monstrosis-000-front-cover.jpg?resize=300%2C457&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Monstrosis-000-front-cover.jpg?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While posting all this work, I realized I have never posted the <a title=\"Permanent Link to Doris Danger (vol. 2, Chpt. 16), page 000 Cover \u2013 Published\" href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/6540\" rel=\"bookmark\">page 000 Cover \u2013 Published<\/a> of Monstrosis, so now it&#8217;s up, WITH a link (for YOU super-sweet $4 Patrons) to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/25510679\">FULL COLOR HIGH RES<\/a> printable of it!<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For YOU kind $7 Patrons, my fantastic editor for &#8220;Diary of a Struggling Comics Artist&#8221; and I went through and figured out who our most popular videos have been, and then we found more clips of those artists.\u00a0 Here are the videos we posted this last month for your enjoyment:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permanent Link to 44. ADAM HUGHES (approx. 4:00)- DIARY OF A STRUGGLING COMICS ARTIST\" href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/6499\" rel=\"bookmark\">44. ADAM HUGHES (approx. 4:00) DIARY OF A STRUGGLING COMICS ARTIST<\/a><br \/>\nDifference between &#8220;rewarding&#8221; and &#8220;fun&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permanent Link to 45. LEE BERMEJO (approx. 3:20)- DIARY OF A STRUGGLING COMICS ARTIST\" href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/6598\" rel=\"bookmark\">45. LEE BERMEJO (approx. 3:20)- DIARY OF A STRUGGLING COMICS ARTIST<\/a><br \/>\nLee Bermejo describes how he worked his way into the comics industry, through the nurturing guidance of Wildstorm Comics.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permanent Link to 46. SAM KIETH (approx. 2:05) DIARY OF A STRUGGLING COMICS ARTIST\" href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/6614\" rel=\"bookmark\">46. SAM KIETH (approx. 2:05) DIARY OF A STRUGGLING COMICS ARTIST<\/a><br \/>\nSam Kieth discusses the difference between working on a character he created and characters he\u2019s been hired to work on.<\/p>\n<p>AND THAT&#8217;S NOT ALL!\u00a0 ONLY for $7 Patrons, and not with any plans for posting to the public, this BONUS ORIGIN STORY:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permanent Link to BILL SIENKIEWICZ \u2013 (approx. 6:50) DIARY OF A STRUGGLING COMICS ARTIST\" href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/archives\/6626\" rel=\"bookmark\">47. BILL SIENKIEWICZ \u2013 (approx. 6:50) DIARY OF A STRUGGLING COMICS ARTIST<\/a><br \/>\nEXCITING ORIGIN EPISODE! Bill Sienkiewicz shares how he got into comics.<\/p>\n<p>Keep popping over <a href=\"https:\/\/chriswisniaarts.com\/blog\/\">HERE<\/a> to the blog to see what&#8217;s new, or I&#8217;ll let you know what I&#8217;m up to &#8220;next week!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks, sincerely, as always,<br \/>\nChris<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every week seems to turn into a month where I&#8217;m wishing I had produced more &#8211; but after a month, looking back gives me a better perspective that I did get a fair amount out for you. 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